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It was just a matter of time. Now Arma 2 can go back to being pretty much completely ignored while DayZ continues in the spotlight.
@Jasper Kazai
That's ok, Arma III using a whole new game engine is on the horizon. Day Z will be using said new engine if the rumours are true.
I seriously doubt it but I wonder if the consoles will ever see DayZ?
That's ok, Arma III using a whole new game engine is on the horizon. Day Z will be using said new engine if the rumours are true.
I seriously doubt it but I wonder if the consoles will ever see DayZ?
@Jasper
Arma 2 is a fantastic shooter in its own right, don't be so ignorant.
And I don't really trust this dude, he comes off as kind of an asshole, the game is still tremendously buggy and sometimes he bans people onsight for no real reason. Let's hope he acts a little different now.
Arma 2 is a fantastic shooter in its own right, don't be so ignorant.
And I don't really trust this dude, he comes off as kind of an asshole, the game is still tremendously buggy and sometimes he bans people onsight for no real reason. Let's hope he acts a little different now.
@Lycan XIII
It'll have raised the profile of Arma III too, which is on the horizon.
Either way, Bohemia wins.
It'll have raised the profile of Arma III too, which is on the horizon.
Either way, Bohemia wins.
Ya know, I WAS excited for DayZ standalone... Until I read "Minecraft development model".
Oh. Fucking. Dear.
Oh. Fucking. Dear.
Let's hope they use a different engine that doesn't feel like you're controlling a tank while moving around. I don't have that much of a problem with it but that was the main reason some of my friends didn't want to play it. Great concept and mod, terrible engine and gameplay.
@WFMS
The engine is one of the most advanced around, it's been built for mil-sim type games.
There's really nothing wrong with it at all, that you don't like the gameplay is just indicative of your tastes and not the game's pedigree.
Stick to Left 4 Dead if you want a more arcade experience?
The engine is one of the most advanced around, it's been built for mil-sim type games.
There's really nothing wrong with it at all, that you don't like the gameplay is just indicative of your tastes and not the game's pedigree.
Stick to Left 4 Dead if you want a more arcade experience?
@ZeroDown
Also, it's not mentioned here, but it's being developed by Bohemia with the mod creator leading it, so they'll still win even after it comes out.
Also, it's not mentioned here, but it's being developed by Bohemia with the mod creator leading it, so they'll still win even after it comes out.
@ZeroDown
Oh yea, twitching like J. Fox and getting stuck inside buildings sure does show off how advanced it is. That advanced AI that runs at the speed of light in all direction also shows how it's one of the most advanced engines around.
Great assumption you have there too. Just because I think the underlying gameplay of ARMA2 is flawed and quite frankly broken in many respects doesn't mean I like games like Left 4 Dead.
Military Sim games aren't exactly a huge market, so saying it's one of the best isn't saying much at all.
Oh yea, twitching like J. Fox and getting stuck inside buildings sure does show off how advanced it is. That advanced AI that runs at the speed of light in all direction also shows how it's one of the most advanced engines around.
Great assumption you have there too. Just because I think the underlying gameplay of ARMA2 is flawed and quite frankly broken in many respects doesn't mean I like games like Left 4 Dead.
Military Sim games aren't exactly a huge market, so saying it's one of the best isn't saying much at all.
I really hope it's on a different engine. The Arma 2 engine is pretty good an all and it's a great game in it's own right, it runs so astonishingly bad on every single computer available to me so I can't even really play it.
Please make it on a new engine, one that's actually optimized, and doesn't make the zombie melees look so...weird.
Please make it on a new engine, one that's actually optimized, and doesn't make the zombie melees look so...weird.
I dunno. I'm looking forward to The War Z now more than DayZ to be honest. The FAQ over on the forums for The War Z gives some great insight into some of the features they are going to implement.
For me personally, DayZ is still just a buggy mod that has frustrated more than not, despite the limited amount of fun I've had with it. It has a long way to go me thinks to suddenly become a standalone game and I'm not really up for the whole Minecraft development model.
For me personally, DayZ is still just a buggy mod that has frustrated more than not, despite the limited amount of fun I've had with it. It has a long way to go me thinks to suddenly become a standalone game and I'm not really up for the whole Minecraft development model.
What's up with the Arma hate? It's not like it had a prohibitive cost point. Soooo, now you can spend the same amount for less content overall. Yay that's what I always hold out for. On the other hand, good for these guys. I assume this is going to be a joint project with the actual developers?
The irony of that image is the person getting shot is a zombie, as far as I could tell this was just a watered down PVP with collectible drops claiming that it was unique due to it's "realistic" life system and the fact it was running on a advanced "military sim". Seeing as we can remove military sim it's pretty much just another FPS game with zombies on the side, and a drop meter, meh.
@Kyosuke, yes, this as well.
P.S: Call me a carebear, but I never bought Arma 2 to play DayZ(before DayZ was real), and also, if I wanted to spend 7 hours playing a slow FPS game with realistic zombie fallout and a life system, I would play Fallout or S.T.A.L.K.E.R. [Just giving love to all of you DayZ trolls who will definitely pop up]
@Kyosuke, yes, this as well.
P.S: Call me a carebear, but I never bought Arma 2 to play DayZ(before DayZ was real), and also, if I wanted to spend 7 hours playing a slow FPS game with realistic zombie fallout and a life system, I would play Fallout or S.T.A.L.K.E.R. [Just giving love to all of you DayZ trolls who will definitely pop up]
@WFMS
Glad you've seen the error of your ways.
@EAPidgeon, yeah man. I loved the massively multiplayer aspects of Fallout and STALKER so much! They're like totally alike! OMG!
Glad you've seen the error of your ways.
@EAPidgeon, yeah man. I loved the massively multiplayer aspects of Fallout and STALKER so much! They're like totally alike! OMG!
Sort of feel bad for the people who just bought Arma 2 just to play DayZ.
Feel even worse for them knowing they bought a shit game for a shit mod.
Feel even worse for them knowing they bought a shit game for a shit mod.
Fucking excellent news. As a mod, it's an exciting experiment. As a Minecraft-esque fully-fledged product, this is very awesome. Fingers crossed.
I bought this game, all due to a co-workers good word of mouth during a steam sale. Now I have a shitty game I never intend to play outside of the mod, which is still riddled with bugs, and horrible zombie animations and collision that break the immersion. There isn't anything I can find to be scary, intense, or exhilarating about this mod as it currently is, and I'm far more convinced that the word of mouth this game has received has been an elaborate troll by the community to get more sales for ARMA 2.
I can see what they had hoped to accomplish with Daisy though, and if the standalone game functions more reliably than it does using the ARMA 2 engine, I'll give it a look for sure.
I can see what they had hoped to accomplish with Daisy though, and if the standalone game functions more reliably than it does using the ARMA 2 engine, I'll give it a look for sure.
Great! I just got my computer running the ARMA II demo smoothly, this game will eat up any processor and turn into a stutter-fest if you bump up the view distance too much. Would be nice if they gave alpha keys to people who bought ARMA II just for DayZ.
I think the Counter Strike/Team Fortress model would have been much for this game instead of the Minecraft model, but fair enough.
I love the concept for this, but the amount of people who have grouped up in small militias, gotten all the equipment they could need, and just go around killing everyone they see effectively guarantees I'll never play it. Ever. The game design has effectively killed growth in long run. Not sure how you fix that.
I love the concept for this, but the amount of people who have grouped up in small militias, gotten all the equipment they could need, and just go around killing everyone they see effectively guarantees I'll never play it. Ever. The game design has effectively killed growth in long run. Not sure how you fix that.
What's with the people bitching about the Minecraft dev model? You don't think that means it'll be anything like Minecraft, right? You aren't that dumb, RIGHT? All it means is exactly what it said, frequent updates and an open ear to community feedback. This is a good thing.
People tend to forget that DayZ is an alpha, so of course there's bugs and dodgy animations. On top of that I can tell you that Dean Hall is planning to use the arma II engine, because it is quite advanced and has a lot of possibilities. Old news actually, he talked about making it standalone at rezzed some time ago.
@Andy Dixon: It is possibly the best military simulator out there. That's saying something. What also says something is that it's a niche genre that doesn't have many representatives of palpable grandeur. It is among the very best at what it does, but there really aren't many competent challengers around. If you like the genre, it's wonderful. If you are indifferent to it, all you'll see is a mediocre~kind of OK game, while the usual sentiment for a genre for which one does not have much of affinity is that of reverence, respect and most of the times genuine appreciation.
@DaShiz21
If you're going to make an opinion, do your fucking research. There's tons of communities out there for Arma II that get more out of the game than you could on whatever military shooter/sim you indulge yourself in. I play with a group of people that participate in 100+ player battles, utilizing the squad system as well as the huge terrain that the engine can offer. No other game can duplicate the experience found in these massive battles, and its a shame that you, as well as a few other people here, don't have the patience to experience it as well.
If you're going to make an opinion, do your fucking research. There's tons of communities out there for Arma II that get more out of the game than you could on whatever military shooter/sim you indulge yourself in. I play with a group of people that participate in 100+ player battles, utilizing the squad system as well as the huge terrain that the engine can offer. No other game can duplicate the experience found in these massive battles, and its a shame that you, as well as a few other people here, don't have the patience to experience it as well.
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